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  1. Date of Independence: August 15, 1960 (from France)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: March 1992, but being redrafted
  3. Population: 2,716,814 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 132,047 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Brazzaville
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: agriculture, energy production
  8. Agriculture: sugarcane, cassava, coffee, cotton
  9. Natural Resources: oil, lead, copper, zinc, timber 
  10. Currency: CFA franc
  11. GDP: $3.9 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $1,500 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: French (official), Lingala, Kikongo
  14. Religions: Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim
  15. Literacy Rate: 75%
  16. Life Expectancy:    45 years (male)
  17.                 49 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 38 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 16 per 1,000 population